Many of these homes are built in the archetypal "Queenslander" style that had its heyday in the 1930s: wooden houses raised on stilts, with front double-doors and large wraparound verandahs, which shade the house while allowing cooling breezes to pass through.

To reach her 6-2, 6-3 win, the quietly spoken Queenslander had to ignore a sustained outburst that her opponent directed at the chair umpire, Eva Asderaki, when penalised a point for intentional verbal hindrance during play.